That is, a computer without any electricity, transistors, or things of that nature. Using only springs, levers, gears....etc. Gasoline engines are allowed if they are providing mechanical power, but not electrical power.
Would it be some sophisticated rube-goldberg machine? How would you store things in memory?
What's the most efficient way to do this
go to bed babbage
>>62143009
Look up Charles babbage's mechanical computer
You can make a computer in minecraft. A great book it read is elements of a computing system.
>>62143009
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluidics
>>62143009
There you have: a water-based computer.
http://www.blikstein.com/paulo/projects/project_water.html